Single-engine piston

N81PC

1957 Piper PA-18A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1957
Serial
18 6013
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320-B2B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Nimbus Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Registration record

N81PC on the FAA register

Type
1957 Piper PA-18A
Serial
18 6013
Engines
Lycoming O-320-B2B
Registered owner
Nimbus Aviation LLC
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Certificate issued
2014-02-20
Airworthiness date
2006-08-24
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB084B
Mode S (octal)
52604113
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-02-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N81PC to the current registrant.
  • 2010-04-09
    N81PC previously assigned to a Cessna Turbo 210N / T210N (s/n 21063620); cancelled.
  • 2006-08-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2004-02-06
    N81PC previously assigned to a Cessna Turbo 210K (s/n 21059381); cancelled.
  • 1957
    Manufactured (1957).
Overview

About N81PC

N81PC is a 1957 Piper PA-18A, serial number 18 6013. The FAA register lists Nimbus Aviation LLC as the registrant in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 20, 2014 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-B2B engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 24, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N81PC. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2007-04-01 Accident · Oakland, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX07LA136
Reported aircraft: Cessna T210N — a different aircraft that carried the N81PC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: Collapse of the landing gear for undetermined reasons.
2003-11-30 Accident · Deming, NM Damage: Substantial NTSB · DEN04LA025
Reported aircraft: Cessna T210K — a different aircraft that carried the N81PC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision. Factors contributing to the accident were fuel exhaustion and the fence.
1976-08-08 Accident · Novato,Ca, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2038
Reported aircraft: Cessna T210 — a different aircraft that carried the N81PC registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.